A man running one such house near the border town of Reyhanli said more than 150 people – including up to 20 Britons – had used it in the past three months. The route through Turkey used by al-Qaeda-linked foreign jihadists is now becoming increasingly organised. Opposition activists say jihadists are destroying the Syrian revolution. ‘Not true Muslims’ Continue reading the main story “Start Quote I saw how they (jihadists) beat my friends with iron bars, smashed their faces with ammunition boxes and then killed them” End Quote Former FSA commander The man in charge of the safe house near…

In South Carolina, the American flag that flies over the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office will be raised high over the weekend despite an order by President Obama that flags be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela. Sheriff Rick Clark told GreenvilleOnline.com that he is ordering the flag be raised on Sunday because the honor of lowering flags to half-staff should be reserved for Americans. “The flag at half-staff is for Americans’ ultimate sacrifice for our country,” Clark said. “We should never stray away from that.” TIMELINE: Nelson Mandela through the years MORE: Why Mandela is called…